ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates

Television finale season is upon us, but ABC is already lining up its summer programming.

The Alphabet network's warm-weather lineup includes the premiere of the ninth season of The Bachelorette and the return of cop drama Rookie Blue, New this summer are the debuts of The Hot Zone,Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition and game shows Expedition Impossible, Take the Money and Run and 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show.

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition documents the year-long transformation of obese participants who attempt to lose half of their body weight. Each episode will follow a different participant.

On 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show, contestants will answer multiple choice questions. At the end of each round, one contestant is eliminated in such extreme ways as being flown away strapped to the wing of a biplane, pushed off the top of a moving semi truck or dragged underwater by a one-ton anchor. Expedition Impossible features 13 teams racing across desserts and snow-capped mountains, while Take the Money and Run is a cat-and-mouse game that pits professional investigators against everyday people trying to solve clues and win $100,000.